Orobanchaceae
Wyoming Indian paintbrush
Castilleja linariifolia
- Family
- Orobanchaceae
- Genus
- Castilleja
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Wyoming Indian paintbrush
Synonyms
- Castilleja affinis var. linariifolia (Benth.) Zeile
- Castilleja arcuata Rydb.
- Castilleja candens Durand & Hilg.
- Castilleja fulgens Nutt. ex A.Gray
- Castilleja howellii Eastw.
- Castilleja linariifolia f. omnipubescens Pennell
- Castilleja linariifolia f. rosea Cockerell
- Castilleja linariifolia var. filiformis Daniels
- Castilleja linariifolia var. omnipubescens (Pennell) Clokey
- Castilleja linearis Rydb.
- Castilleja salticola Eastw.
- Castilleja trainii Edwin
Flowers
- In flower
- June to September (from 692 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: bunnymom20, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: harrii, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jared Tholen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stephanie Taylor, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ciara Hall, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: wonton_soup, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.